Fairfield Wins Big at Albia Eisteddford Contest
Prof C C Mountain led Fairfield and Parsons College to strong showings at Albia in a competitive Eisteddford. The event awarded a $200 gold medal to the conductor, $75 to each choir, and smaller prizes to the mixed and ladies quartets, with detailed rosters for the Ladies' and Male choruses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
CC. W. Mountain
Fairfield
Parsons College
Mountain
J. H. Stuckey
Geo. Young
A. Cantril
B. Gallaher
D. B. Cassat
J. A. Gates
I W. Attwood
J. R. Oliver
G. Shafer
P. Hammond
F. J. L. Black
Paul Coleson
B. Covert
Margaret White
Marjorie Haight
Messrs
Margaret
Charlotte White
Marion Seothorn
Local Briefs Highlight City Visits and New Jobs
Visitors and travelers fill the week with a series of short notes. Among them Miss Barbara Keller starts work at the Hub store while Miss Mildred Spielman returns from Ottumwa for the weekend. Other items note births, visits, moves, and Thanksgiving gatherings across Birmingham and nearby towns. The day closes with a chorus competition awarding a silver Loving Cup for most first places and display at Snyder's window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barabara Keller
Hub
Sarah Branch
Pittsfield
Harry Pettit
Mildred Spielman
Ottumwa
Snyder
Subscription Rates and Carrier Terms for Fairs, Iowa Paper
The notice outlines subscription by carrier at 1.26 for six months and 1.00 for three months, with advance payment required. Readers are urged to report irregular carrier service and to note the Fair s Iowa post office registration and mailing class details.
Paroled Inmate From Pleasant Plain After Train Spike Plot
John Ciesielski, sentenced to life in Anamosa for placing railway spikes on Rock Island tracks, is paroled to Frank Peck of Penn Township after pleading guilty to obstructing a railroad. Judge F M Hunter suspends sentence as justice requires, with 30 day progress reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
F. M. Hunter
Pleasant Plain
Rock Island
John Ciesielski
Hunter
Ciesielski
Frank Peck
Penn Township
Elks Memorial Service Scheduled for Sunday Afternoon
A memorial service for Fairfield Lodge No. 1192 Elks will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:59 o'clock in the Elk's rooms. Members, families and friends are invited. An elaborate musical program has been arranged and Attorney R. C. Leggett will convey the memorial tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Leggett Will Donvey
Fairfield Lodge
Heilman Evangelical Corporation Case Ruling Declared
Judge F M Hunter ruled in Iowa versus Rev F A Heilman that Heilman’s Christian corporation will not be dissolved. The evangelist has used corporate funds for personal residence construction and other expenditures, which stockholders apparently did not object to, despite accusations the entity operated for profit. Many state citizens followed the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Hunter
Iowa
F. A. Heilman
Brunswick
Germans Quiet On Cambria Sector
London dispatch reports German attacks on the Cambria sector have ceased. British forces retain all captured ground and hold their gains amid ongoing resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambria
London
Eng
French Defeat Two German Attacks Near Verdun
Paris reports the French repelled two violent German assaults near Verdun. Other items note Misses Anna and Lacey Mille attending a Thanksgiving supper at John Kyle’s Perlee home, plus local visits from Mrs. RC Leggett, Ex Judge Roberts, A. T. Brom, and Clyde Norris among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Verdun
Anna
Lacey Millé
John Kyle
Perlee
RC. Leggett
Buelington
Cur
Vaught
Libertyville
Judge Roberts
Ottumwa
A. T. Brom
Pella
Clyde Norris
Rockford
Jefferson County Hospital Earns Red Cross Nursing Eligibility
National Red Cross confirms graduates of Jefferson County Hospital's training program are eligible to become Red Cross nurses. Previously only nurses from larger hospitals met the daily patient-avg threshold. Officials praise the hospital superintendent and the school's national standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Jefferson County Hospital
Red Cross
Teferson County Hospital
United States
Jefferson County
Local social notes from Libertyville and Chicago visitors
Mr. and Mrs. FE T Moore of Libertyville are city visitors today. Mrs. Rollie Stewart of Chicago visits at the S S Stewart and J E Bowermaster homes. Mrs. Robert Tierney of Ottumwa spends Thanksgiving at her daughter Mrs Ralph W Gilmer's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Fry
Libertyville
Berard House
East Adams Street
Henry Stichter
Kathryn
Washington
C. J. Fulton
W. CC. Fletcher
Ottumwa
Lillis Day
I. T. Wisecarver
O. C. Farrel
Perlee
Harry Slaughter
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
C. E. Kirby
Bern
Jesse
J.C. Thorne
Chariton
Katherine Black
Hiteman
FE. T. Moore
Rollie Stewart
Chicago
S. S. Stewart
J. E. Bowermaster
Robert Tierney
Ralph W. Gilmer
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Ethel Roth
Ruth Slimmer
Ada Wirtz
Wilma Rietveld
Anna Stumphrey
Lillian Baker
Marion Scothorn
Elizabeth Maasdam
Ruth Gonterman
Mildred Stewart
Bessie Jones
Helen George
Marjorie Schuler
Anna Roth
Lena Fisher
Loraine Kearns
Florence Jones
Lucile Halferstein
Lucy Prentiss
Carrie Rangner
Mrs. Geo. Young
Marion Krumholtz
W. Guyer
F. D. Kerrick
A. B. Newton
C. Ww. Iain. Moun
Victor Burden
Birmingham
Zilpha Kamp
A. B Rodgers
Dollie Wilkins
Ft. Dodge
C. E. Harris
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
W. E. Harris
Lillie Farriey
The
City
W. H. Guyer
C. T. Reed
D. Be. Newton
D. B. Cassatt
Robert Israel
C. W. Mountain
Frank Bruey
Lawrence Wiebel
Mt. Pleasant
Sean Taylor
A. W. Taylor
Pear
Séail
Sec
F. Peck
O Ciesielski
Elks Memorial
Teilman
Bruswick
Pathe
Pathe Records
Gaumer Bros
South Side Square
Dame Fashion
Beldings
J. W. Oliver & Son
Red Top
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